Setting Water Softening System; Special Salt - Bosch SM Series User Manual

Note: Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt
and switch off the water softening
system.
11.2 Setting water softening
system
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
Determine the water hardness and
1.
the appropriate setting value.
→ "Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 28
Press ⁠ .
2.
Press and hold
3.
Turn the programme selector until
4.
the display shows H:04.
Release the button.
5.
Turn the programme selector until
6.
the required level has been set.
The appliance is set to H:04 at the
factory.
Press to save the setting.
7.
11.3 Special salt
You can use special salt to soften
water.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights
up, add special salt to the dispenser
for special salt just before the pro-
gramme starts. The amount of spe-
cial salt required depends on the wa-
ter hardness: the higher the water
hardness, the greater the amount of
special salt required.
1
Depending on the appliance specifications
⁠ .
Water softening system en
ATTENTION!
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
Only fill the dispenser of the water
▶
softening system with special dish-
washer salt.
Special salt can damage the tub due
to corrosion.
To make sure that any special salt
▶
that escapes is washed out of the
tub, add the special salt to the dis-
penser for special salt immediately
before the programme starts.
Unscrew the lid of the dispenser
1.
for special salt and remove.
On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser
2.
right up with water.
Note: Only use special salt for
3.
dishwashers.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special salt to the dis-
penser.
1
Funnel
Fill the dispenser right up with spe-
cial salt. The water in the dis-
penser is displaced and forced
out.
Place the lid back on the dis-
4.
penser and turn to close.
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